Iodine and Potassium Iodide

[Joe]

I had gone from 2 drops of 2% lugols to 5 drops twice a day or 25 mgs, and had mild detox mostly phlegm and the like. Felt sharper and more alert. All was well.

I stopped the protocol for a few days because of travel and visiting relatives. The second day “off” the iodine my sleep function stopped. I “maybe” got 2 hours a night for two nights, anxiousness and irritability followed.

A week later I went back on iodine at 25 mgs and after 5 days of that I had basically Joe’s “horror story” experience late one night/morning. The heart concerned me the most, as it seem to be off to the races.

So I stopped the iodine but am keeping up with the morning salt and selenium. Just as soon as Christmas is over, I will start again, but at 2 drops of 2% once or twice a day. After two weeks of being ‘normal’ I may up the dosage.

In keeping with Z’s observation “men with no health issues” I am male (58) normal weight, exercise regularly and have no issues and don’t get sick. And Joe’s observation of dental work, I have had a life time of dental work done, and have no idea what all is in my teeth. Also, during time in the military service I received many…many vaccinations (I was a teenager).

Sorry to hear you've had this reaction Adobe, although I don't feel so 'unique' now!

Having consulted a bit with doctors etc. on this, I think the most likely explanation for this reaction is a combination of the effects of both the iodine AND detoxing.

According to Brownstein, excess iodine (1gram or more) can "rarely" cause temporary hyperthyroid symptoms, although he doesn't seem to know exactly why. The endocrinologist I went to see didn't really know much about the situation either because, as she said, she hasn't met anyone crazy enough to take large doses of iodine! One thing she did say that was interesting however was that excess iodine can be taken up into fat cells in the body and stay there for 2-3 weeks. From what I remember, a lot of toxins, including heavy metals, are stored by the body in fat cells, and of course, the brain is made up mostly of fat.

So if iodine is a very effective detoxer and if an excess amount is shunted into lots of fat cells where it rapidly detoxes heavy metals etc. and the body's reaction to having a bunch of heavy metals liberated into the blood stream is to perhaps mobilize both the immune system and metabolism to try and expel them, that would very likely create the kind of "storm" that we experienced and also the lasting fatigue, brain fog and generalized feeling not being relaxed or at ease.

There is also the aspect of the change in iodine dosage. I started with 4-5 drops for a week. This seemed to be manageable in terms of detox and I DID have some reactions like joint pain and some depression, but I didn't really put that down to the iodine. So I was probably detoxing and should have just taken it slowly, but instead I went up to 16 drops per day which seems to have precipitated serious detox that my body just couldn't handle all at once. In addition, I don't have that many fat cells that might have allowed for a more distributed and slower iodine detox.

So what we're dealing with here is not just the time it takes for the iodine to stop doing its cellular/glandular detox thing (2-3weeks), but also the time it takes for the body to remove the released toxins/heavy metals from the system.

I've also had a lifetime of dental work from about age 7 and my first mercury filling. For some reason, possibly related to body/saliva acidity levels, I had a real tendency for getting cavities. By the time I was 30 I probably had about ten chunks of mercury amalgam in my mouth that had been periodically replenished by dentists over the years. It was only when I was about 38 (4 years ago) that I had them replaced with the non toxic variety. I've also had several root canals in that time.

Right now I'm taking vit C, A ad E and B complex, and trying to get as much sleep and staying as relaxed (EE, Yoga) as possible. Other than that, I suppose I just have to wait it out.

 

[Yas]

I'm catching up with the thread again and it continues to be very interesting to read all the experiences shared.

I stopped the Lugol's for more than a week now and I'm waiting for some other supplements to arrive (my package was stolen when it was on its way, but fortunately they replaced it free-of-charge). The last course of it was much better than before, with better energy and and no strong symptoms overall. I also noticed some scars coming back "alive", so to say, as some of you have reported.

I tried taking L-tirosine and I stopped it because I couldn't sleep at night. I tried L-tryptophan (I know 5-HTP is better but I had this one already so I gave it a try), I felt so well after taking L-tryptophan that I really can't describe it. Like feeling the "aliveness" I had lost a few years ago. It was strange because I always thought I was more on the side of dopamine deficiency than serotonin, but when I did Julia's Ross test I scored very high on serotonin deficiency.

The thing is, I don't know if it is wise to mix L-tryptophan with iodine/iodide supplementation, since it's got some remarkable emotional effects already. I thought that I could take the tryptophan while I'm not on iodine/iodide only. What do you think about this?

I've got some potassium iodide as well, but I'm still not sure about how to add it to my protocol so I'm going to read a bit more before. They also come in a high dose I think (30 mg per pill), but I'll see. Maybe I can test with it withot the iodine for a few days to see how it goes.

I have recently been able to do some blood testing and I got pretty good results over all. My ferritin is now on the range (the mainstream one, not the ideal 50), yet it is still scratching the high side with 135. I did two blood donations and took EDTA for a month before this test.

Another interesting thing in my results is that I was tested positive for antinuclear antibodies, which means positive for antibodies that attack my own cells. It does not diagnose an autoimmune disease but it's normally tested when you suspect one. So combined with all the symptoms and history, this indicates a high probability of that.

Others have also mentioned feeling emotional as a result of the iodine. I don't think I mentioned it but the morning after my episode I cried pretty hard for a while, for the state of the world, the suffering and all things I had done to hurt others in my life. I still have some symptoms of my nerves feeling 'frayed' and periodic little emotional 'pangs'.

I'm trying to stay philosophical about it all, but it's pretty tiring to be almost continually stressed in this way. It's funny, but for most of my life I don't think I ever really knew what being "stressed" was. For sure I was stressed as often as anyone, but I don't think I ever really felt it or 'knew' it in a conscious way. Only others could see it in my behavior. I suppose that was a result of me being such a 'fast' person, fast thinking, always observing, noting and cataloging every little detail in my environment. For a lot of other people that would probably be 'stressful', but to me it was always just 'normal'.

Well, it's about the same thing for me and I'm still in that state.

The other aspect does seem to be emotional. I'm having a lot of old memories surface that I didn't even know I had - complete with emotional state at the time of the memory.
They seem to be following a relative chronological (reverse) order, and older and older memories are surfacing.
It may be related to the lack of buffering Perceval mentions? Either way it seems a stripping of layers is occurring.
I've had quite a few revelations and harsh observations about myself with all this.

More so, a choice to either get tangled up and be self indulgent, or observe and let go.
The emotional side can be as grueling as the physical detox.

Same here, I'm feeling many emotions, memories and "states" coming back, and also waving from being very motivated to not motivated at all throughout the day. I've been a bit irritable as well but that came after I couldn't sleep for a few night when I took L-tirosine, which makes sense.

I'm also feeling rather stressed about everything and concerned about everyone. I guess it's all part of the cleansing.

I noticed that EE helps a lot, yes. I'm just no so regular about it.

 

[LQB]

There is also the aspect of the change in iodine dosage. I started with 4-5 drops for a week. This seemed to be manageable in terms of detox and I DID have some reactions like joint pain and some depression, but I didn't really put that down to the iodine. So I was probably detoxing and should have just taken it slowly, but instead I went up to 16 drops per day which seems to have precipitated serious detox that my body just couldn't handle all at once. In addition, I don't have that many fat cells that might have allowed for a more distributed and slower iodine detox.

My daily dose was about the same as yours over the same time frame using a combo of Iodoral and Lugol's. My symptoms were only a very mild version of those called out in this thread. The difference is that for about a year (prior to this thread), I was doing 3-5 drops daily of nascent iodine. So an extended period of low-dose may have prevented any serious reaction to the high dosage.

 

[Gaby]

According to Brownstein, excess iodine (1gram or more) can "rarely" cause temporary hyperthyroid symptoms, although he doesn't seem to know exactly why. The endocrinologist I went to see didn't really know much about the situation either because, as she said, she hasn't met anyone crazy enough to take large doses of iodine! One thing she did say that was interesting however was that excess iodine can be taken up into fat cells in the body and stay there for 2-3 weeks. From what I remember, a lot of toxins, including heavy metals, are stored by the body in fat cells, and of course, the brain is made up mostly of fat.

That is an interesting piece of information.

I think some people are seeing viral infections on lower doses of iodine due to this release of mercury and other heavy metals which then affects the immune system. Like an indirect feeding mechanism where the immune system is unable to keep a check on the viruses because it is impaired by the circulating mercury. This might be the reason why some people could be seeing a flare on a latent viral infection and/or could be catching colds and other stuff more easily.

I think SunEterna's mononucleosis flared after this period of time (2-3 weeks) which coincided with a peak release of toxins so to speak.

Perhaps the safest application of iodine as an anti-viral would be once the main detox process is gone through. Or by delivering anti-viral ("high") iodine doses in a few days to see if the virus dies, but it is tricky if there are strong heavy metal detox reactions.

Allowing the time to clear out the mercury mobilized is very important and any measure to speed up this process: FIR sauna, avoid constipation, avoiding dairy which concentrates mercury.

Some info on mercury and its possible relation to viruses here:

Does Ethylmercury(Thimerosal) Inhibit The Clearance Of Measles Virus Infection Of The Brain?

_http://www.ageofautism.com/2013/05/does-ethylmercurythimerosal-inhibit-the-clearance-of-measles-virus-infection-of-the-brain.html

Differential immunotoxic effects of inorganic and organic mercury species in vitro.

"Recent work has indicated that the immunotoxic effects of mercury compounds may be significant contributors to human disease as well as mechanistically relevant to other target organ toxicities.....These results indicate that both organic and inorganic species of Hg can affect the human immune system, but that they may exert different effects on immune function." Since Megan has had immune dysfunction for years and now has an autoimmune diagnosis, I have been very interested in research on exactly that.

This abstract summarizes in vitro findings that ethylmercury decreases IFN-gamma release. Further reading showed that IFN-gamma has antiviral activity and also important immunoregulatory functions. It is a potent activator of macrophages, has antiproliferative effects on transformed cells and it can potentiate the antiviral and antitumor effects of the type I interferons. Those seemed like good nuggets of information that I tucked away. I was to later remember it when I came upon this other abstract:

T cell-, interleukin-12-, and gamma interferon-driven viral clearance in measles virus-infected brain tissue

Lots of information there but what stood out to me was this:

"IFN-ã applied to infected slices in the absence of primed leukocytes reduces the viral load by more than 80%; therefore, in brain tissue, IFN-ã [ IFN-gamma] is both necessary and sufficient to clear MV."

Could this be a concern for the measles virus from the MMR? Could it be a concern for prior Thimerosal-containing vaccines weeks before the MMR and then what about on the same day? At the same well-baby visit? What about single measles vaccines?

Just some thoughts.

The thing is, I don't know if it is wise to mix L-tryptophan with iodine/iodide supplementation, since it's got some remarkable emotional effects already. I thought that I could take the tryptophan while I'm not on iodine/iodide only. What do you think about this?

It reminds me of the Autism Institute chelation protocol where they add calming supplements such as taurine and melatonin in order to palliate the detox reactions from mercury, which are typically mood related in vulnerable people.

I would take it as needed if it is helpful.

 

[Joe]

Perhaps the safest application of iodine as an anti-viral would be once the main detox process is gone through.

I think that might be the wisest approach to take. I wonder if immediate (within a day or two) reactions to relatively low doses of iodine (up to 5 drops 12% lugols) are more likely to be heavy metal detox - especially if they include depression and other emotional reactions - rather than virus and other critter die off. It seems that that anti-viral process would take longer and be more subtle than the heavy metal detox which I think would be more pronounced, effect-wise. Maybe a few weeks or even months of smaller doses should come first and then increase the dose for the anti-viral effect.

Some info on mercury and its possible relation to viruses here:

Does Ethylmercury(Thimerosal) Inhibit The Clearance Of Measles Virus Infection Of The Brain?

That's pretty disconcerting from the POV of vaccines that contain mercury! Does the inclusion of mercury actually help the vaccine to NOT work??

 

[nicklebleu]

That's pretty disconcerting from the POV of vaccines that contain mercury! Does the inclusion of mercury actually help the vaccine to NOT work??

Or even worse - to pave the way for other critters much more harmful to be able to take root - and then they would be much harder for the immune system to be eliminated.

The more I learn about vaccination, the more devious the whole thing appears to be.

 

[Gaby]

That's pretty disconcerting from the POV of vaccines that contain mercury! Does the inclusion of mercury actually help the vaccine to NOT work??

Or even worse - to pave the way for other critters much more harmful to be able to take root - and then they would be much harder for the immune system to be eliminated.

The more I learn about vaccination, the more devious the whole thing appears to be.

Ditto.

For instance, vaccines can be contaminated with stuff like mycoplasma fermetans which is a virus-like critter most difficult to eradicate (even one year of multiple antibiotics barely scratches it in some studies).

Even the most resilient will have trouble to deal with the current vaccination program. It is just one evil thing after the other.

 

[nicklebleu]

That's pretty disconcerting from the POV of vaccines that contain mercury! Does the inclusion of mercury actually help the vaccine to NOT work??

Or even worse - to pave the way for other critters much more harmful to be able to take root - and then they would be much harder for the immune system to be eliminated.

The more I learn about vaccination, the more devious the whole thing appears to be.

Ditto.

For instance, vaccines can be contaminated with stuff like mycoplasma fermetans which is a virus-like critter most difficult to eradicate (even one year of multiple antibiotics barely scratches it in some studies).

Even the most resilient will have trouble to deal with the current vaccination program. It is just one evil thing after the other.

If I ever have to have another vaccine - which definitely is a possibility the way things are going at this stage (mandatory vaccination for health care professionals) - I would nuke it before and a few days afterwards with a megadose of iodine, just to make sure any bug is erradicated before it manages to hide itself inside the body, out of reach of the immune system.

 

[aragorn]

As many others here, I've come to the conclusion that I must proceed very carefully with iodine supplementation. Right now, I'm taking only 1 drop per day of Hulda Clarck's Lugol's solution (equals 2,7mg of iodine/iodide), and if I take any more than that, I'll start to feel weird: gloomy, tired, unexplained weird feelings. Perhaps I'm loaded with more toxins than I thought.

Thanks Joe for sharing your experiences, glad to hear you're feeling at least a little bit better.

ADDED: On thing I've noticed since I started taking extra iodine/iodide is that my sense of smelling has improved greatly. It's like a whole new world of smells has opened up!

 

[Laura]

As many others here, I've come to the conclusion that I must proceed very carefully with iodine supplementation. Right now, I'm taking only 1 drop per day of Hulda Clarck's Lugol's solution (equals 2,7mg of iodine/iodide), and if I take any more than that, I'll start to feel weird: gloomy, tired, unexplained weird feelings. Perhaps I'm loaded with more toxins than I thought.

Thanks Joe for sharing your experiences, glad to hear you're feeling at least a little bit better.

Yup. It's starting to look like lots of folks are loaded with toxins that could be interfering in their optimal functioning, feeling, thinking. Will be interesting to see how peeps get when they unload some of this stuff.

 

[aragorn]

As many others here, I've come to the conclusion that I must proceed very carefully with iodine supplementation. Right now, I'm taking only 1 drop per day of Hulda Clarck's Lugol's solution (equals 2,7mg of iodine/iodide), and if I take any more than that, I'll start to feel weird: gloomy, tired, unexplained weird feelings. Perhaps I'm loaded with more toxins than I thought.

Thanks Joe for sharing your experiences, glad to hear you're feeling at least a little bit better.

Yup. It's starting to look like lots of folks are loaded with toxins that could be interfering in their optimal functioning, feeling, thinking. Will be interesting to see how peeps get when they unload some of this stuff.

Yes, and still many of us here have done quite a lot of detoxing for years now; FIR, DMSA, diet etc. Seems like those things are just "cosmetics" compared to iodine when it comes to clearing out the toxins on a DEEP level.

 

[Altair]

A small update on my progress. Currently I'm on my 6th week with iodine protocol. I started with 1 drop of 12% Lugol's and had some mild symptoms in the first 2-3 weeks, mostly brain fog (though I'm still unsure whether it was due to iodine. It could also have been from lack of sleep). I switched to pulse dosing several time (3-4 days on, 2 off), was doing FIRS (1-2 times a week) and was taking the cofactors. I don't have any bad symptoms since 3-4 weeks and feel an incredible increase in energy. I've done several EDTA and 6 DMSA cycles before iodine protocol and never had amalgam fillings.

Besides salt water in the morning and Vitamin C in the evening I take 2 times a day after meals the following supplements: B2, B3 (I switched from niacine to nicotinamide recently since I had some bad reaction from nicotinamide. Once I took 500 mg of nicotinamide after a meal and then took cold shower - I had very severe absolutely uncontrolled shivering for 2 hours which was quite unusual.), selen, CoQ10, colostrum, spirulina, boron, zink, D3 and cod liver oil (cold fermentation).

I don't take iodine directly after meals and with cofactors but rather 1-1,5 hours afterwards (approx. at 8 am) since I add some salt to my food and don't want that it interferes with iodine. The second dosis I take at 3-4 pm (on empty stomach) when my energy drops. I rinse iodine water in my mouth for a minute before swallowing it to kill some bacteria in the mouth and to let some portion of iodine to get absorbed sublingually. Is this approach ok?

I definitely noticed more will power and mind clarity and that it's easier to take cold showers. If I didn't sleep enough it's much more easier to get through the day. I also take glycine (15 gr daily). My current dosis is 4 drops of 12% Lugol's twice a day (8 drops daily).

 

[Voyageur]

That's pretty disconcerting from the POV of vaccines that contain mercury! Does the inclusion of mercury actually help the vaccine to NOT work??

Or even worse - to pave the way for other critters much more harmful to be able to take root - and then they would be much harder for the immune system to be eliminated.

The more I learn about vaccination, the more devious the whole thing appears to be.

Ditto.

For instance, vaccines can be contaminated with stuff like mycoplasma fermetans which is a virus-like critter most difficult to eradicate (even one year of multiple antibiotics barely scratches it in some studies).

Even the most resilient will have trouble to deal with the current vaccination program. It is just one evil thing after the other.

Good god. Look what they have done and are doing. :(

Finally received the Lugol's 2% order (it sure took some time) and started on the Winter Solstice. For now, not much to report, however am keeping a log of dose, supplements and effects.

The only thing noticed was a bit of an energy spring, a sore tooth (molar) and some hot flash type spells.

 

[Mr.Cyan]

According to Brownstein, excess iodine (1gram or more) can "rarely" cause temporary hyperthyroid symptoms, although he doesn't seem to know exactly why. The endocrinologist I went to see didn't really know much about the situation either because, as she said, she hasn't met anyone crazy enough to take large doses of iodine! One thing she did say that was interesting however was that excess iodine can be taken up into fat cells in the body and stay there for 2-3 weeks. From what I remember, a lot of toxins, including heavy metals, are stored by the body in fat cells, and of course, the brain is made up mostly of fat.

That is an interesting piece of information.

I think some people are seeing viral infections on lower doses of iodine due to this release of mercury and other heavy metals which then affects the immune system. Like an indirect feeding mechanism where the immune system is unable to keep a check on the viruses because it is impaired by the circulating mercury. This might be the reason why some people could be seeing a flare on a latent viral infection and/or could be catching colds and other stuff more easily.

I think SunEterna's mononucleosis flared after this period of time (2-3 weeks) which coincided with a peak release of toxins so to speak.

Perhaps the safest application of iodine as an anti-viral would be once the main detox process is gone through. Or by delivering anti-viral ("high") iodine doses in a few days to see if the virus dies, but it is tricky if there are strong heavy metal detox reactions.

Allowing the time to clear out the mercury mobilized is very important and any measure to speed up this process: FIR sauna, avoid constipation, avoiding dairy which concentrates mercury.

Thanks Gaby for the insights, much appreciated.

Thanks Perceval as well for frankly sharing your Iodine horror experience, I'm glad and relieved to hear that you are feeling much better

I have been on Iodine for 1 month now, and it has been a roller coaster as well for me. About 2 weeks ago, all was seemingly well with Iodine and energy levels, and i was taking up to 2 doses a day of 8 drops of 12% Lugols. Each drop had 5.5mg of Iodine hence that was like almost 90mg a day. Suddenly i started feeling very sick, and 2 weeks ago had the onset of a very terrible flu. My sinuses was clogged, terribly sore throat, headaches, coughing, dark green phlegm, and i lost my voice for a few days. I have never been that sick for 4 years since basically beginning the dietary changes. On the second day of the terrible flu, i thought an old bug had resurfaced hence i decided to up the dose to 2 times of 10 drops (110mg) - while i immediately felt better upon taking the Iodine; i felt more sick 2 hours after taking the Iodine. I realised, that the detoxing was also hampering my recovery or immune system somehow, hence i backed away on the 3rd day of the flu and lowered it to 3-4 drops twice a day; and i immediately started to recover better.

Also on a side note, on the second day of this terrible flu, i went to a sauna, it was not a FIR but a normal Finnish sauna - for two 20 minutes sessions; and i can say it was an interesting experience. Immediately after the sauna, my entire body felt doubly worse. I struggled to eat or let alone walk, and had to lie down most of the time after the sauna. What was worse is that i could not sleep well, and all night i had restless sleep, with lots of dreams, and feelings of deep anxiety. The next day i had only the flu symptoms and felt much better. Hence due to my curiosity on what caused this effect - i went again to the sauna on the 4th day of the flu - and again i felt similar, but this time due to sheer exhaustion i slept better, but the anxiety was there. As such i thought, that it must be the effects of detox brought on by the intense sweating in the sauna.

On the 6th day of the flu, i decided to stop Iodine for 2 days - and my recovery was much better. After that i restarted Iodine (1 week ago) experimenting with different doses, and i realised now that the most optimal for me, where energy levels are maintained, and i don't feel too bad from the detox are at 5 drops (27mg) once a day. And thats what i have been on for the last 3 days - and finally the niggling effects of the flu are finally subsiding. I guess it must be as Gaby mentioned, the detoxing (of heavy metals, halides & mercury) is compromising the immune system, and since every body is different, a balance must be found with the level of detoxing, while also supplying the body with maintenance dose of Iodine. I also think that only after we have detoxed, can Iodine be used as an antiviral. My experience with the high dose of Iodine during the onset of the flu, made it worse after a few hours(though i felt much better immediately after taking the Iodine).

Further, i guess elevated TSH levels, plus a lifetime of having "clogged" endocrine system that is now being cleansed will definitely have various effects on the body and will manifest as different symptoms for different people. As Laura mentioned, maybe this is what is feels like when we begin to slowly connect with higher realities and our will enhanced.

Emotionally, i too feel my will enhanced much better - and also a deep anger at all the actions of psychopaths. I mean i have always felt it before, but now this anger and additional will power is sort of "urging" more concrete actions. For example at work, I most of the time generally avoid direct confrontation with authoritarians or known psycho's (in order to conserve emotional energy)unless in specific situations where "battle" has to happen. But now i find myself more angry at their actions, and willing to thwart their nefarious machinations even if it does not concern me directly - because of this new found will and energy. I know i can't do that often, hence I'm tempering this new found strong will - but it is definitely revelation of what we can be capable of. Dreams too have become quite vivid, and of a different "flavour" - meaning it feels different from the past dreams, but i can't describe exactly the difference.

On a final note, even with all these detoxing symptoms going on in the background and emotions, i no longer have fatigue, and my previous chronic fatigue issues now are almost gone. For that alone Iodine has been a great revelation, and i guess the detoxing & "cleansing" just has to continue over the next few months...

 

[Mandatory Intellectomy]

About 2 weeks ago, all was seemingly well with Iodine and energy levels, and i was taking up to 2 doses a day of 8 drops of 12% Lugols. Each drop had 5.5mg of Iodine hence that was like almost 90mg a day.

Since this % labeling keeps causing confusion for people, I'd like to comment on this.

We've been mostly using this chart for per-drop content, consistent with Lugol's original labeling:
2% - 2.50mg
3% - 3.75mg
5% - 6.25mg
7% - 8.75mg
10% - 12.50mg
12% - 15mg
15% - 18.75mg

You said before you "have the Health Leads 12% lugol solution", so I looked it up.

http://www.healthleadsuk.com/supplements/liquid-concentrates-solutions-etc/lugols-iodine-solution-12-per-cent.html

It turns out they specifically say they count the percentage differently, counting both the elemental Iodine and the Iodide into it, while normally the percentage is derived from the elemental Iodine only. What is "correct" is somewhat beside the point. The point is that the chart I posted above has been by far more common in this thread and in the labeling of most of the products mentioned here, so using a different system could be confusing for some people.
So according to the standard system, your Lugol's solution is actually 4.4%, based on the (rather detailed) info on their website.
It says at the bottom: Lugol's High strength (4% iodine; 8% Potassium iodide content).

They rounded it to 4 here, but the really relevant part is this:

Health Leads makes Lugol's solution according to the Dr Hulda Clark recipe. Lugol's contains iodine (I2) and potassium iodide (KI). For a 1000ml amount: 44g of iodine and 88g of potassium iodide are added to 750ml and when dissolved this is topped up to make 1000ml of distilled water.